Sandford Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.0° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 2PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (13 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (13 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.2
N
15
0.3
N
14
0.3
N
13
0.4
N
14
0.3
N
14
0.4
N
13
0.5
N
13
0.5
N
12
0.5
N
12
0.4
N
12
0.4
N
12
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.4
N
11
0.4
N
11
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.3
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
17
34
32
58
32
54
80
74
71
44
42
61
45
37
35
32
31
30
17
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:30AM3.70m
3:01PM3.38m
3:07AM3.59m
3:32PM3.26m
3:43AM3.40m
4:03PM3.10m
Low Tide
8:45AM-0.09m
8:55PM0.26m
9:20AM0.10m
9:29PM0.34m
9:54AM0.36m
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:32
7:30
7:27
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
15
17
18
17
16
15
15
15
16
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
9
8
10
10
8
8
7
9
10
10
12
14
14
12
13
12
12
11
9
7
8
8
10
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